Thread: Wolfcraft blue bar

Hi, I am using a Wolfcraft blue bar (POLISHING SET | RONA) for polishing a Sanguine SR (yes, no shavette) that comes to me almost dull. The fact is that, after the Wolfcraft blue bar in balsa wood, the SR pass the HHT with more or less difficulties, but I can shave with it, so no problem. The problem is that the edge is very soft(?) and it gets dull in less than a shave, so I must strop it in between a single shave.

I just buy a Dovo Special tortoise and a friend has hone it. It has a impressive edge watching with a 100x magnifier, totally straight and not a single chip or another mark. Now I know how must be a SR edge, and it is nothing similar to my Sanguine. It does not have a so sharp defined bevel and no lines at all, it is mainly plain, no hone marks.

My question is: ¿may be the sanguine is inox, so the look is different? ¿can I set a bevel with the wolfcraft blue bar? ¿may be with 1.5 microns diamond paste? ¿Maybe using a tape on spine?

I know, I know, send to a hone master. That is an option that I will consider at the end.

Thanks for your responses and forgive my English.

The quality of the razor seems to be debatable see http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...rs-usable.html . Personally I haven't used one so could not say one way or the other.

I think the set up you are using is just to polish metal not to set a bevel and hone a razor to shave ready. To do that you really need a proper set of hones.

Be very careful using a power tool to work on a straight razor. If they catch the razor the wrong way they cab destroy the razor and worse yet injure you too.

Bob